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Improving reproductive health rights to prevent teenage pregnancies in Niger
In Niger, 76.3% of girls marry before the age of 18 and 57% have already started their reproductive life.
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Amplifying youth voices to promote sexual and reproductive health and combat gender-based violence in West Africa
The overall objective of this project is to promote the uptake of research findings from the cohort of projects “Combatting sexual and gender-based violence and improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in West Africa”.
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Understanding social norms and preventing child marriage to promote adolescent reproductive health in Niger
This project aims to empower adolescents to reduce the extent of child marriage in Niger. This includes research to understand the norms and practices for child marriage and their links to adolescent reproductive health and related rights.
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Catalysing leadership to improve health outcomes for women, adolescents, and children in West Africa
This project aims to strengthen transformative leadership capacities in West Africa to encourage improved institutional and government use of health research and evidence in decision-making.
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Multivalent approach for the improvement of inactivated vaccines against small ruminant diseases in Africa (MultiVacc)
Heartwater and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCCP) are two diseases that constitute major threats to small ruminant (grazing animals such as goats and sheep) production in developing countries, notably in Africa.
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Maternal and adolescent health in West Africa: Toward low-cost reforms grounded in reality
High numbers of women and adolescent girls continue to die in Niger and Benin while giving birth. The challenge is how to address the problem.
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Climate Change and the Health of Indigenous Communities
Indigenous people are among the most directly affected by climate change. Yet, there is limited understanding of the health dimensions of climate change and opportunities for adaptation among indigenous populations.
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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Extremes
To date, projections of future climate change have been based on averaged temperatures over decades. But at local and regional levels, climate variability and the occurrence of extreme events affect communities the most.
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Partnership for Canada-Caribbean Climate Change Adaptation
The Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the impacts of climate change.
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Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
Significant gaps remain in our knowledge about the real and potential consequences of climate risks based on a population’s level of vulnerability; the effectiveness of monitoring, warning, and emergency response systems; and relevant indicators f